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Shortened Wildflower Season Hurting Pollinators

Date Posted: 
June 21, 2011
Publisher: 
Journal of Ecology

Climate change in the Rocky Mountains is impacting the length of the wildflower season, according to new research published in Journal of Ecology. A midsummer reduction in blooming wildflowers has been linked to warmer and drier summers, and could impact some key pollinators, like bumblebees, that are active throughout the summer.

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